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Disposing of dud rounds?
MosinNagantDisciple
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What is the best way to dispose of rounds that misfire? I was thinking of soaking them in oil for 24 hours, then just tossing them away. Thoughts?
(The rounds in question are 7.62x54r, delinked from a PKM belt. Ive been using them as plinking rounds for my Mosins.)
(The rounds in question are 7.62x54r, delinked from a PKM belt. Ive been using them as plinking rounds for my Mosins.)
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Stick the bullet in the muzzle and bend the case till the bullet is loose then chuck the components.
Isn't that kind of hard on the "crown"?
Jeff
stick them in a vice and hit them with a hammer!!! Oh, wait....didn't someone win that Darwin Award thing for that already?
About as good advice as:
get a hammer and beat on the back of bolt and bolt handle, once it is all the way forward, beat back again and repeat the process several times, eventually everything will get bent into place, start with a normal drywall hammer, if this doesnt work you can up it to a 3 lb sledge or 10 lb if needed, ak can take the punishment
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=248316&SearchTerms=ak
REALLY wish you hadn't.....wellllllll.
IF you reload, or know someone that does, use a inertia puller or collet puller on them. If you don't reload, clamp the bullet in a vise and wiggle the case until the neck loosens up enough to remove it. BTW, the powder makes great fertilizer for the lawn
pull the heads off with pliers, empty contents on ground, throw the rest, or keep the case, if of use.............[^]
The "head" of a cartridge is the end that goes up aganst the bolt, in the case of the 303Brit or 7.62x54R that would also be where the RIM is located.
The part that's normaly removed is the pointy thing that comes out the muzzle end of the barrel, and it is called a "bullet". A assembly of bullet, case, powder and primer is called a "cartridge" or for a shotgun a "shell". Rifles and handguns use cartridges, shotguns use shells.
2. Bullet pullers are cheap. It pays for itself in about 100 rounds.
3. I often pull down ammo anyhow to reduce the charge (think 8mm turk, 8X56R here) and/or re-weigh, or check the powder for contamination.
A bullet puller is a good thing to have is what I'm getting at. Even if you don't reload, it will help you here. Dump the powder on the lawn. If you must waste those precious $.15 rounds (lol) I agree, bury them in damp soil.